I don't think I have to explain what I am talking about. As a USMNT fan goalkeeping is a highlight of our games. Keller and Friedel would have NEVER let this kind of goal in IMHO. I want to know what the England Fans think about this latest goalkeeping debacle???
Never say never.... It could happen... Seaman has always been solid in goal.. It can happen to any keeper IMHO.. Seaman is now about 40 years old.. time for retirement methinks..
The US and England should work out a trade...we can spare a GK, and you guys can give us one of your superfluous center backs. Pope needs a partner.
David Seaman is a joke, he always has, at least since I been watching him this past few years, he isn't bad, but please as England number one ?...I do not know what the coaching and fans saw in him, can't be his magical golkeeping, maybe it is his girlish looks , sure must be that ponytail, just a constant turn on to those watching
At this level, you can't allow for goals like this often. He's done it with Arsenal this season, he let it happen with Ronaldihno this summer. Sven should've given him a nice warm-fuzzy swan song in a friendly & brought in some fresh blood before the Euro 2004 qualifiers.
I've have always thought of Seaman as a good goaltender because of he has always been on winning teams, and I liked him because of his outrageous looks, but after letting in that Ronaldinho free kick and now this, with shakey goaltending in between, it's time for him to retire and spare himself any further embaressment. He has had a great career, there is no need for him to be remembered for his mistakes, but if he keeps playing he will be.
I never seen the guy hold a shut out,In fact one match he gave up the lead 2 or 3 times from easy shots on goal.I have always wondered myself why is he always in the nat squad he isn't even really that good.If this Englands best then don't even bother thinking about the WC,Think about getting better goalkeepers.
didn;t you watch the world cup?? he had 3 clean sheets in the world cup against argentina ,denmark and nigeria.. He's been a good servant to the team. He was a good keeper but now he is getting older and its time to step down.
I did watch the world cup but i didn't watch any of Englands games except against brazil which he did not get a clean sheet.I agree he "WAS" a good goalkeeper but not anymore at least not on a national level.I think England is a good national side but i think a new goalkeeper is a must.
I agree, but who takes his place Nigel Martyn David James or Richard Wright??? Comments Please..........
I think Seaman would have already been toast except there has been no one who stepped up and demonstrated that he should be in the net.
DS reminds me of the old lady whose family sits around trying to decide if they should take away her liscence and car keys. How bad is bad? And who will drive her to the store now? Everybody's busy, and no one wants the job, so she keeps driving. Until a really bad accident happens. DS, however, has the power himself to avert tragedy. Why not be remembered instead as the noble, workable goalie who endured many years and finally retired when his skills were fading instead of being forced out? He's survived this far by doing a lot of canny guessing. In WC, he guessed horribly wrong.
Also, I vote for Nigel Martyn in goal. Mainly because I'm already hoping that opposing team's fans sing XTC's "Making Plans for Nigel" as soon as he steps on the pitch.
Paul Robinson at Leeds Chris Kirkland at Liverpool Stuart Taylor at Arsenal All great young keepers, the problem being that they're a bit too young. They need at a good few years of league play before they can really be considered for International duty. So what does that leave us with? David James Richard Wright. David James should be Englands Number 1 for a good few years.
I would like to see kirkland edge out Dudek and get playing time with the 'pool to see if he will live up to the expected hype. Personally i think he will. It's a waste to have him on the bench up there, perhaps he'll want to move on soon to get regular playing time? Fergie to bid for him in the summer after another season of Bartez fumbles and clowning around?
Can't see it happening any time soon, considering Liverpool have just given Dudek a nice pay rise and contract extension. He didn't impress me greatly at Coventry. He looked good, but not as good as Robinson.
It's very unfortunate that probably the three best young 'keepers have all had limited opportunities at the top level - two because veteran England 'keepers have kept them out, one because a foreign international was brought in as well. Imo, goalkeeper is the one position where the influx of foreign players is hurting opportunities for good young English prospects. A team only has one goalkeeper - obviously - and teams are going for the 'finished article' rather than giving an opportunity to a younger, less established player. Ten years ago I doubt a player like Kirkland would have been sitting on the bench rather than playing for some Premiership team or other.
Opponents have found Seaman's one glaring weakness...a weakness worsened with old age. This will be his last year with the English team.
Seamans main weakness has always been his ability to be "accident prone" He has been the "victim" of more flukes than any other keeper in history. Part of the time some of these "flukes" have actually been flukes - other times these "flukes" have been down to poor goal keeping. Seaman has NEVER been able to adjust his feet - he has NEVER been an athletic goalkeeper. He has always relied on fantastic positional sense [which he still has] and his ability to stay virtually unbeatable in 1 v 1 situations. But he is not only an un-athletic keeper - he is an OLD un-athletic keeper [in top level sporting terms!] and he is getting found out FAR too often. I don't like the way he's being hounded - but he is putting himself in the firing line and he has to accept he's gonna get shot at.
david james should get the reins with paul robinson backing him up till robinson is ready to take over like he did at leeds. i feel robinson is going to be fantastic and he will be a mainstay on the england squad till kirkland actually gets playing time at liverpool. thats horrible that kirkland is wasting time on the reds bench when he should be getting even more playing experience. didnt dudek just sign a new contract. oh ,please God, let Richard Wright have a fantastic season for Everton in order to get him back in the frame.